Firebrand Poster

Firebrand (2024)

R 03/27/2024 Drama, History, Thriller 2h 0m
64%
User
Score
6.3/10
58%
54/100

Henry VIII had six wives. One survived.

Overview

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.

Karim Aïnouz

Director

Henrietta Ashworth

Writer

Jessica Ashworth

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Katherine Parr

Jude Law

Jude Law

Henry VIII

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Edward Seymour

Sam Riley

Sam Riley

Thomas Seymour

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Stephen Gardiner

Erin Doherty

Erin Doherty

Anne Askew

Ruby Bentall

Ruby Bentall

Cat

Bryony Hannah

Bryony Hannah

Ellen

Maia Jemmett

Maia Jemmett

Dot

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Media

Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on September 7, 2024

This rather sumptuous historical drama starts off with a caption that tells us we are all taught from history books about men and war. That appears to serve the purpose of excusing what comes next from at attempts to reflect what little is actually known of Katherine Parr. She was the final wife of England's Henry VIII and was known as a woman who favoured the translation of the bible from Latin into English to broaden it's access by the people. She (Alicia Vikander) quickly finds a powerful enemy in Bishop Gardiner (Sir Simon Russell Beale) who strives to prove the point of her friend, the rabble-rouser, Anne Askew (Erin Doherty) that it's important to the clergy and, indeed, to the King himself (Jude Law) that the interpretation of God's word is left to those more qualified - and certain...

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